“Altamont had already swung his hatchet to strike, when he was arrested by a well known voice”
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“The tired-out dogs were harnessed sorely against their will, and before long bringing the few but precious treasures found among the débris of the brig”
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“The poor fellows felt like colonists safely arrived at their destination.”
57
“ ‘I dispute the claim,’ said the Englishman, restraining himself by a powerful effort.”
72
“Clambering up the steep, rocky wall he succeeded, though with considerable difficulty, in reaching the top.”
77
“Soon they were walking in a bright luminous track, leaving their shadows behind them on the spotless snow.”
87
“Hatteras could only manage to keep off his pursuers by flinging down one article after another.”
120
“The carpenter began his task immediately.”
154
“The Doctor did not allow him to proceed, for he really feared the two antagonists might come to blows.”
162
“It was a strange and touching spectacle to see the pretty creatures—they flew on Clawbonny’s shoulders, etc.”
169
“Dealt him such a blow on the head with his hatchet that the skull was completely split open.”
177
“The poor seal struggled desperately, but could not free himself from the grasp of his enemy.”
184
“On the 29th Bell killed a fox and Altamont a musk-ox.”
192
“At Bell’s suggestion, torches were contrived.”
188
Three hours afterwards, they arrived at the coast and shouted simultaneously “The sea, the sea!”
206
“And the doctor, leaning over the side of the vessel, could see the whales and the dolphins and all the rest of the monsters of the deep.”
214
“It is a volcano, he explained.”
217
“Mast and sail were torn off and went flying away through the darkness like some large, white bird.”
224
“Altamont speedily discovered a grotto composed of rocks.”
234
“There he was, standing on a rock, gazing fixedly at the top of the mountain.”
242
“Hatteras did not even turn once to look back, but marched straight on, carrying his country’s flag attached to his staff.”
249
“Dead, frozen— —”
262
“Two hours later, after unheard-of exertions, the survivors of the Forward were picked up by the Hans Christian.”
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THE FIELD OF ICE.

CHAPTER I.

THE DOCTOR’S INVENTORY.

It was a bold project of Hatteras to push his way to the North Pole, and gain for his country the honour and glory of its discovery. But he had done all that lay in human power now, and, after having struggled for nine months against currents and tempests, shattering icebergs and breaking through almost insurmountable barriers, amid the cold of an unprecedented winter, after having outdistanced all his predecessors and accomplished half his task, he suddenly saw all his hopes blasted.